Huff, Provo rally Utah women past Colorado 78-74

Posted February 04, 2018 6:00 am

The Associated Press

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Megan Huff and Daneesha Provo combined for 39 points, scoring 19 of Utah's 22 fourth-quarter points, and the Utes rallied to defeat Colorado 78-74 on Sunday.

Provo's back-to-back 3-pointers put Utah up for good 67-63 with eight minutes left. Mya Hollingshed hit a 3-pointer with 15.5 seconds left to bring Colorado within one but Tori Williams made 1 of 2 free throws before Provo iced it from the line after the Buffs missed a tying shot attempt.

Huff had 21 points, eight in the fourth quarter, on 9-of-12 shooting, and grabbed nine rebounds. Provo made all three 3s in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 points.

Emily Potter added 12 points for Utah (15-8, 6-6 Pac-12), which lost at Colorado 69-65 on Thursday despite leading 16-0.

Alexis Robinson had 23 points and Hollingshed 16 with nine rebounds for the Buffs (12-11, 3-9).

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